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好学

好学

See also: 好學

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 好学 – see 好學.
(This term, 好学, is the simplified form of 好學.)
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
好 学
こう
Grade: 4 		がく
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

/kaugaku/ → /kɔːgaku/ → /koːgaku/

From Middle Chinese compound 好學 ‎(xawH hæwk, literally “to like + to learn”). Compare modern Cantonese reading hou3 hok6.

Pronunciation

Noun

好学 ‎(hiragana こうがく, romaji kōgaku, historical hiragana かうがく)

  1. scholarliness, a love of learning
    好学 (こうがく)の精神 (せいしん)
    kōgaku no seishin
    the spirit of scholarliness
    好学 (こうがく)の士 (し)
    kōgaku no shi
    a scholarly man, a man who loves learning

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

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